Soil freezing depth in the second ten-day period of January 2026.
As of January 20, 2026, soil freezing depths across most of the country reached 50 cm or more.
In the west of the country, the depth ranged from 16 cm to 65 cm, in the east, it was mostly 18-43 cm, and in some areas, it reached 70-93 cm. In southern Kazakhstan, the depth reached 13-25 cm, while in the mountainous regions of the Turkestan and Zhambyl regions, the soil was not frozen or only slightly frozen at 1-3 cm.
The maximum freezing depths were observed in the Akmola region (110-125 cm), Kostanay region (112-115 cm), and Pavlodar region (116-130 cm).
The depth of soil freezing in the Republic of Kazakhstan on January 20, 2026
